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Wynton Marsalis Postpones New ASO Symphony
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Polymath jazz musician Wynton Marsalis has postponed the world premiere of his “American Symphony,” his first all-orchestral work. It was originally scheduled to be performed July 19 by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and conductor Robert Spano at the National Black Arts Festival, with repeat performances Nov. 6 and 7 during the ASO’s 2008-09 main season.
Now the premiere is scheduled for the Nov. 6 concert. As planned, the new work will be recorded by Telarc. It’s a co-commission by the ASO and Boston Symphony, with additional funding from the NBAF.
Marsalis was given a July 1 deadline, but the composer had been curiously silent about progress on what’s been billed as a 40-minute, six-movement symphony, where each movement evokes an indigenous American style of music, from ragtime to the blues to 4/4 swing. This will be his first score for purely orchestral forces, without Marsalis’ on-stage participation and with no jazz combo in the mix.
The postponement leaves a 40-minute hole in the NBAF calendar, which will now be filled by the world’s most famous trumpeter and his trio (Dan Nimmer on piano, Carlos Henriquez on bass and Ali Jackson on drums) joining the ASO for orchestral arrangements of jazz standards.
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